The Case of Laura Kriho

Laura Kriho was a juror in Gilpin County, Colorado, who voted to acquit
a defendant in a drug case. In retaliation, the judge in that case charged
her with contempt of court, for violating the instructions of the judge
and failing to disclose her knowledge of the power of jurors to judge the
law in a case, even though she had not been asked about that in voir
dire. She was found guilty, and fined $1200. The case is a landmark
one, and it is on appeal. We offer some material on the case, in reverse
chronological order.